Previous conference - SCCS 2008
The 2008 Student Conference on Conservation Science was the largest since the conference began nine years ago, with over 200 student delegates from 60 countries. There is no doubt that the popularity of the conference was a result of the stimulating atmosphere generated by a varied programme that included high quality presentations, workshops, networking and social events.
SCCS 2008 included 33 talks and 100 posters contributed by research students and four plenary lectures by distinguished senior scientists and conservation practitioners. The conference was opened by Professor Steve Hopper (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Plenary lectures were given by Professor Richard Cowling (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa), Dr Jon Paul Rodríguez (Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research), Professor Carl Safina (Blue Ocean Institute, USA) and Professor Jeremy Thomas (University of Oxford, UK). All the plenary speakers gave inspiring talks on important conservation issues, encouraging debate and discussion throughout the three days of the conference and probably beyond! Equally impressive were the talks and posters presented by the student delegates, which gave an insight into the dedication and talent that is driving forward conservation science. Thirty-two conservation organizations attended the 'Who's Who in Conservation' session and we received extremely positive responses to the workshops.The full conference report is available to read here.
Be sure to check out the Prize Winners and Interns from the 2008 conference.
A selection of photographs from SCCS 2008
